Amazed

Dinglebarry, you are so right. Finally somebody to speak the truth about the stupidity of education. Why on earth are we paying people with fancy degrees to 'educate' our next generation? It's silly when you can get a free, quality education from Rush,Mike Church, Andy Wilkow or Mein Kampf? You don't need them - plain and simple. This country was just fine as a fourth rate power before compulsory public education.

We can achieve this greatness again! I'm with you completely. In fact, I think you would be in the best position to teach my child (for free, of course) so that she too can walk down the isle in her robe and hood. Thank you for your dedicated public service.

Wow. Which extreme do you choose? The right-wing tea partier who thinks all State Employees are taking from his pocket? Or do we go with the occupy slacker who doesn't want any job title other than subsidized breeder? I'm torn.

Wait!! Maybe this is the issue that brings right and left together - we are jealous, so let's hate state workers. Political unity in the extremist camps at last!

I did about 6 months in the State 20 years ago. I left as soon as possible because the pay was insanely low. In my first year in the private sector, I doubled my income. Today, it is 10 times that. In the meantime, I see my counterparts in government service with the same level of talent, dedication and industriousness making less than a third of what I do for the SAME JOB - good people who do good work that benefits us all. Let's demonize them all - police officers, Troopers, nurses, doctors, accountants, managers, Corrections Officers, scientists, IT techs, operators who clear and fix the roads, and most of all, secretaries and the people who make tax rebates for the rich and subsidies for the poor (or lazy) possible- what do we need any of them for? Civilized society maybe -but then again, who needs that?

Thanks, State Workers. For the most part you do a good job for the rest of us at a reasonable pay. You deserve better than the posters on this site and a Chief Executive who panders to them.